Chapter 359 Invention Competition
Too many people have poured into Bohai County this year. In addition to the poor refugees, there are also many wealthy families.
Firstly, many old houses in Bohai County were dilapidated, and the newly built houses were totally insufficient to accommodate so many people.
Secondly, the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty is now dead. Although there is still a remnant of power in the capital, Xiao Ye's sons are either dead or escaped, so it is obvious that they cannot become a force of any kind.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the world will eventually belong to the Lu family.
It is only a matter of time before the Lu family becomes emperor in the capital.
At that time, people in the capital fled in a hurry because of the plague, but in fact there were still many industries in the capital.
These people still wanted to go back to the capital together, so they only regarded Bohai County as a transition period.
Moreover, in their view, neither Bohai County nor Lingnan would be as good as the capital in the end.
That is the center of imperial power.
These families did not own any property in Bohai County, and in the end they all moved into refugee camps to temporarily survive the winter.
However, compared to the refugees who have no money to pay and can only work to pay off their debts, these people are much richer.
Not only can they easily pay for food and accommodation in the refugee camp, they are also willing to spend money on other things.
For example, the meals provided in the refugee camp are the simplest steamed cornbread and kelp soup without any kelp in sight.
The refugees thought it was a delicacy, but for these wealthy families, it was too simple.
These people are willing to pay extra for food to improve their living conditions.
Jiang Tangtang has always wanted to restore the economy. Not only will she not stop their request, she will even strongly support it.
After all, only when there is demand can commodities be produced, and only when commodities circulate can the economy be developed.
As a result, the newly made cactus pickles and cactus biscuits from Taiwan, as well as the newly grown vegetables in the hot spring village at the foot of Boshan, have become popular commodities in the refugee camp.
At first, Jiang Tangtang was a little worried about whether the Baodao workshop could be run, but after the cactus pickles and cactus biscuits were sold out in the refugee camp, she was no longer worried.
After inspecting several refugee camps, Jiang Tangtang returned to Taiwan and began to implement the establishment of a food processing workshop.
Cactus is just a new project added to Baodao, but in addition to cactus, Baodao's seafood farming industry is also doing very well.
In addition to marine fish and shrimp, kelp has the largest output.
Jiang Tangtang believes that as the drought eases, the economy will gradually improve and these seafood products will become in short supply.
Therefore, since we are going to build a workshop, of course we should build a big one that can carry out diversified processing to meet the needs of different products.
In recent years, with the massive infrastructure development in Lingnan and Formosa, the quality of housing construction has been continuously improved. Similarly, the individual strength of the construction teams has also been continuously improved.
But Jiang Tangtang was not satisfied with this.
Having seen modern processing plants, she hopes that the new workshop can add some equipment to improve the efficiency of the workshop.
The most troublesome step in cactus processing is removing the thorns on the cactus.
To this end, Jiang Tangtang decided to hold an invention competition.
People from Lingnan, Baodao, Cangwu, Bohai County and other places can participate in this competition.
The inventions were not limited to removing cactus thorns, improving farm tools, or even the movable locust roasting ovens of the time. In short, any invention that was creative, could improve efficiency, and bring benefits to life was acceptable.
All winners will be awarded medals, and different amounts of prize money will be awarded according to the ranking of their works.
And if this invention is adopted by the government and mass-produced, it can generate additional income.
The announcement of the invention competition caused a sensation. The farmer who invented the portable locust roasting oven not only received a large bonus but also received many preferential treatments for his invention.
This competition has excited many people.
Even in the dead of winter, everyone is very enthusiastic.
Especially the noble families who hibernate at home during the winter.
They may not care about the small bonus, but they care about the honor.
Moreover, this was a rare opportunity to appear before the new emperor. In the refugee camp in Bohai County, many people who had fled the capital this year were also discussing this competition enthusiastically.
"Could this weird competition be another one that Jiang family came up with and wants to hold?" At this time, in the refugee camp, a woman said while eating the newly bought cactus cookies.
Cactus cookies are made by crushing cactus into juice, adding flour and other foods, and then baking them in the oven.
Because it tastes good and is said to have beauty and health benefits, it is very popular among the women in the refugee camps.
Even though the price is a bit expensive, women will still reluctantly buy a jar and eat a few pieces whenever they have time.
"Who else could it be but her? Besides her, this immortal disciple, who else could come up with such a novel competition?"
The other woman pursed her lips and said, "You said that Jiang Shi was quite respectable when she was in the capital. How come after she went to Lingnan, she became some kind of immortal disciple, someone we can't even reach?"
"When she came for inspection that day, I hid in the crowd and took a look. If you hadn't told me she was from the Jiang family, I wouldn't have recognized her at all. Not only had she lost weight, she was also incredibly beautiful. The key point is, she didn't look like the mother of three children at all. If you said she was only eighteen, I would have believed her."
The woman couldn't help but touch her face as she spoke. Feeling the rough old skin on her face, she was filled with panic and quickly ate two more cookies.
The other woman, as if struck by her, ate several cookies. Back then, how could the Jiang family ever compare to them?
But such an ugly, stupid and fat girl married the man they all liked.
Because of this, everyone hated Jiang Tangtang so much that every time there was a party, they would block her and embarrass her.
It was not until later, when the Lu family was exiled and she followed them to Lingnan, that they felt a little better.
Although Lu Shiyan is handsome and skilled in martial arts, he is the most promising young general in the capital.
But he became a criminal and was exiled to Lingnan, and his life was over.
But before they could even recover from their frustrations for two years, news reached the capital, saying that Jiang Tangtang had become a disciple of a deity, had become more beautiful, and was becoming increasingly powerful...
At first, they could still deceive themselves and say it was fake news, but now... there is no way to deceive themselves anymore.
The two women are sisters, named Ling Yanli and Ling Yanzhu.
The two were originally noble ladies in the capital, and they always paid great attention to maintenance after getting married.
Even when the Great Zhou was constantly at war with the Western Rong, the two of them lived a comfortable life as noble ladies in the capital.
Until the plague, the two had to flee with the refugees, and their lives changed completely after that.
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